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Parabolina argentina

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Olenus argentinus was named by Kayser (1876).

It was recombined as Parabolina argentina by Harrington and Leanza (1957); it was recombined as Parabolina frequens argentina by Pribyl and Vanek (1980); it was recombined as Parabolina (Neoparabolina) argentina by Tortello and Aceñolaza (1993); it was recombined as Parabolina (Neoparabolina) frequens argentina by Tortello and Clarkson (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Olenus argentinus Kayser p. 6 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-3
1957Parabolina argentina Harrington and Leanza pp. 81-85
1980Parabolina frequens argentina Pribyl and Vanek pp. 14- 15 figs. pls. 2-5
1993Parabolina (Neoparabolina) argentina Tortello and Aceñolaza
2008Parabolina (Neoparabolina) frequens argentina Tortello and Clarkson figs. 3-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusParabolinaSalter 1849
speciesargentina()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Parabolina argentina Kayser 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 12:42:55
Modified: 2009-06-08 14:42:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Skullrockian or 486.40000 to 483.40000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stage 10 - Tremadoc491.0 - 477.1Argentina (Jujuy) Parabolina argentina (9082 9084 115679 115680 115681 115682 115683 115687 115688 115689)
Stage 10 - Tremadoc491.0 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Parabolina argentina (115825)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4Argentina (La Rioja) Parabolina argentina (116138)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Jujuy) Parabolina argentina (9083 9096 115691)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (La Rioja) Parabolina argentina (116139)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) Parabolina argentina (115765 115766 115803 115804 115807 115808 115974 115975 115976 115977 115979 115980 115984 115989 115990 115991 115995 116003 116006 116008 116037)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Bolivia Parabolina argentina (8802)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Parabolina argentina (9021)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Parabolina argentina (9841)